Ahmad Hardy brings elite burst, contact balance, and workhorse upside—when healthy
In the 2025 season, Ahmad Hardy was one of Missouri’s biggest difference-makers, piling up 1,560 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns while averaging 6.5 yards per carry, and PFF and national analysts pegged him among the top returning backs in college football. His calling card is nasty-after-contact production, explosive chunk runs, and a compact 5-foot-10, 210-pound frame that makes him hard to square up. The catch: he’s currently working back from a gunshot wound to the leg and is expected to miss Missouri’s opener, so the fit is premium talent with some short-term availability risk.
